Sanda City OfficeAerial view of Sanda city center in 1974Residential street in Sanda
Sanda (三田市, Sanda-shi) is a city located in Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan. As of 1 November 2022[update], the city had an estimated population of 108,452 in 47018 households and a population density of 520 persons per km2.[1] The total area of the city is 210.32 square kilometres (81.21 sq mi).
Geography
Sanda City is located in southeast Hyōgo Prefecture, about 25 kilometres (16 mi) to the north of the city of Kobe beyond the Rokkō Mountains and about 35 kilometres (22 mi) northwest of the city of Osaka. The highest elevation point in the city is 697 metres (2,287 ft) at Mt. Mine, and the lowest elevation point is 116 metres (381 ft). The northern and eastern parts of the city are mountainous. In the past, it had the appearance of a typical farming village with rural scenery, but due to the development of large-scale housing complexes since the 1980s and the convenience of double-track electrification of the JR Fukuchiyama Line, it has rapidly become a satellite city of Osaka and Kobe.
Rivers
The Muko River runs through Sanda from Sasayama City in the north to Osaka Bay in the southeast.
The size of the drainage basin is 496 km2. The river is host to events and festivals throughout the year.
Sanda has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen climate classificationCfa) with hot summers and cool to cold winters. Precipitation is significantly higher in summer than in winter, though on the whole lower than most parts of Honshū, and there is no significant snowfall. The average annual temperature in Sanda is 14.1 °C (57.4 °F). The average annual rainfall is 1,281.8 mm (50.46 in) with July as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around 26.4 °C (79.5 °F), and lowest in January, at around 2.5 °C (36.5 °F).[2] The highest temperature ever recorded in Sanda was 38.4 °C (101.1 °F) on 8 August 1994; the coldest temperature ever recorded was −10.6 °C (12.9 °F) on 23 December 2005.[3]
Climate data for Sanda (1991−2020 normals, extremes 1978−present)
The area of Sanda was part of ancient Settsu Province, and has been inhabited since the Japanese Paleolithic period. The name "Sanda" has been in use since long ago. Records found within a BuddhistMaitreya statue in the ancient Konshin-ji Temple read: "These areas are decreed as Matsuyama's land, which includes Onden, Hiden and Keiden, which are three rice fields, and the land is thus renamed Sanda." In Japanese, "san" means three and "ta" (pronounced "da" following "n") means rice field. The earliest document on record which refers to Sanda is from 1477.
Following the Meiji restoration, the town of Sanda was established with the creation of the modern municipalities system. The town prospered thanks to the completion of a railroad system which connected the town and the surrounding areas. In 1956, the towns of Miwa, Hirono, Ono, and Takahira merged into the town of Sanda. Finally, Sanda annexed Aino, itself a merger of towns Ai and Honjō, in 1957. Sanda was upgraded from a town to a city on July 1, 1958.
Government
Sanda has a mayor-council form of government with a directly elected mayor and a unicameral city council of 22 members. Sanda contributes two members to the Hyōgo Prefectural Assembly. In terms of national politics, the city is within Hyōgo 5th districts of the lower house of the Diet of Japan.
General hospitals
Sanda City Hospital/Keyakidai
Hyogo Chuo Hospital/Ohara
Economy
Sanda has a mixed economy of commerce, light manufacturing and agriculture. It is increasingly a commuter town for Osaka and Kobe.
Industries
Mitsubishi Electric (Melco) has a large R&D and production campus in Sanda. Many large industries in Sanda city are concentrated in the Hokusetsu Sanda Technopark.
The industries represented primarily include pharmaceuticals, chemicals, food, and distribution.
Some specific companies based in the Technopark are:
Sanda has 20 public elementary schools, nine public middle schools and four high schools operated by the city government, and four public high schools operated by the Hyōgo Prefectural Board of Education. In addition, the prefecture also operates two special education schools for the handicapped. The Minatogawa College, a junior college, is located in the city
High schools (grades 10-12)
Arima High School
Hokusetsu Sanda High School
Sanda Gakuen High School (private)
Sanda Seiryo High School
Sanda Shounkan High School
Sanda Shosei High School (private)
Junior high schools (grades 7-9)
Ai Junior High School
Fuji Junior High School
Hakkei Junior High School
Hasama Junior High School
Keyakidai Junior High School
Nagasaka Junior High School
Sanda Gakuen Junior High School (private)
Uenodai Junior High School
Yurinokidai Junior High School
Elementary schools (grades 1-6)
Ai Elementary School
Akashiadai Elementary School
Fuji Elementary School
Gakuen Elementary School
Hasama Elementary School
Hirono Elementary School
Honjyo Elementary School
Keyakidai Elementary School
Matsugaoka Elementary School
Miwa Elementary School
Muko Elementary School
Moushi Elementary School
Ono Elementary School
Sanda Elementary School
Shidehara Elementary School
Suzukakedai Elementary School
Takahira Elementary School
Tsutsujigaoka Elementary School
Yayoi Elementary School
Yurinokidai Elementary School
Special schools
Hyogo Prefectural Koto High School for Students with Special Needs
Uenogahara Special School
Libraries
Sanda has three libraries:
Sanda-Ai Library
Sanda City Library
Sanda Woodytown Library
Sanda city also has a mobile library called "Soyokaze". It began service on January 19, 1994 and has about 3,500 books.
The museum's theme is the "symbiosis of people and nature". It opened in Flowertown on October 10, 1992, and is known as "Hitohaku" in Japanese. It is one of the largest public museums in Japan.
Satonone Hall is a large performance venue in Sanda. It was completed in March 2007. The facility features a large hall, small hall, rehearsal rooms, and display rooms. The interior is decorated in soft tones and motifs symbolic of the harvest of Satoyama, persimmons, ears of rice, water, and wind.
Hanayamano-yu
An outdoor bath which features hinoki and an arrangement of garden rocks. There are separate baths for men and women.
Kumanonosato
Features both Bali-style and Japanese-style outdoor baths.
Arima Fuji Park
Located in Fukushima, Sanda and opened in 2001. The park is named for Mt. Arima Fuji, which is located within the park. There are three parks within the park: a waterfront park, a forest park, and a grassland park. [6]
Shiroyama
A multi-use sports facility featuring a tennis court, ball park, athletic field, and gym.
Events
Sanda Matsuri
Sanda Matsuri is the largest annual event in Sanda. There is a large firework display with over 2,500 fireworks. It takes place on August 4 near the Muko River.
Sanda Akindo Matsuri takes place in early December in the shopping district in front of Sanda station.
Sanda Nōgyō Matsuri
Sanda Nōgyō Matsuri takes place on November 3 and 4.
Tenjinsai
Tenjinsai takes place in late July in Sanda Tenman Shrine. In the morning, there is a festival, followed by a special lion dance in the afternoon.
Special products
Sanda beef
Sanda beef (三田牛, Sanda-gyū) has historically been produced in Hyōgo at the rate of about 1,000 heads of cattle per year. It is regarded as being of higher quality than Kobe beef.
Mōshi tea
Mōshi tea is produced in May and June and is shipped to points all over Japan. It is sold at local stores as well, such as Paskaru-Sanda, Itunoeki-Inagawa, Kumazeinosato and Kobe-sogou.
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